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Well my tax refund allows me to have (at most) $400 along with Obama's plan which is another $400 at most but these are all the best case scenarios. Anyways money is not that big of an issue for me but all of the money accumulates.

I am looking to buy myself a Laptop but not a major one (17"+ screen or whatever). I am looking for a very simple laptop that can do simple things and is great for multimedia (audio and video).

I was thinking about getting the Dell Inspiron Mini 9. Here are the specs I chose
SYSTEM COLOR Obsidian Black
OPERATING SYSTEM Ubuntu Linux version 8.04.1
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
MEMORY 2GB DDR2 at 533MHz
HARD DRIVE 32GB Solid State Drive
EXTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Portable CD/DVD-RW Drive with DVD Playback Software
BLUETOOTH OPTIONS Built-in Bluetooth 2.1 capability
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 1.3M Pixel Webcam
REMOTE ACCESS Receive an E-mail for your Dell Remote Access
PROCESSOR Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.6GHz/533Mhz FSB/512K cache)
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HD DISPLAY Glossy 8.9 inch LED display (1024X600)
VIDEO CARD Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
WIRELESS CARDS Wireless 802.11g Mini Card
BATTERY OPTIONS 32WHr Battery (4 cell)
SOUND OPTIONS Base LCD Assembly
Trigger Logic Module (hidden online) Base LCD Assembly in Black
PC HOME INSTALLATION No Installation
I was also browsing Newegg for some netbooks and I narrowed it down to three computers that are all $400. See them Here

Please help me and give me tips. I am not looking to spend a fortune since I am probably getting a (fullsize) laptop for college next year.

Edit#1: I am looking for a computer that has the following specs (at least):
OS: XP, XP: MCE, Ubuntu
Memory: 1+ Gb (2 preferrably)
Bluetooth: Yes
Wireless: 802.11 b/g/n
Color: Black, Blue, Red
DVD: Reader/Writer (Dual-layer burner would be nice too)
Webcam: 1.3px
 
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Ever used Ubuntu? The Dell doesn't look bad if you are cool with that, especially since it's the only one with 2GB of RAM
 
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You are gonna get sick of a 32gb HD real quick. I would highly recommend the new U120 MSI Wind, which has the same specs but has XP Home and a 160 gb drive.
 
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JoeMal said:
Ever used Ubuntu? The Dell doesn't look bad if you are cool with that, especially since it's the only one with 2GB of RAM

I chose the 2Gb of ram myself :wink: Ive used Ubuntu before but it didnt run very well. I can always dualboot right?

Jimmyz said:
You are gonna get sick of a 32gb HD real quick. I would highly recommend the new U120 MSI Wind, which has the same specs but has XP Home and a 160 gb drive.

I can upgrade to 64Gb for $50 more but I also have a 300Gb hdd in an external enclosure as well, By the way.. I saw the U120. The specs were pretty good but I just didn't like the color. Not a big fan of white. I prefer Black or some sort of artsy Blue
 
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I don't see why you couldn't dual boot...unless there is something about the solid state drives that doesn't allow it
 
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JoeMal said:
I don't see why you couldn't dual boot...unless there is something about the solid state drives that doesn't allow it

Do you know what file system it is? Ntfs? Fat32? Ext2?
 
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I would assume NTFS...does Dell not tell you or give you the option of what format type you would like?
 
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No they dont. Normal harddrives are ntfs. I just thought that a ssd harddrive would be different or something.
 
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My school uses the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 mini laptops. There pretty sick. Get one!
 
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That stupid face you attach to every single topic ever is seriously annoying.
 
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Look around at geeks.com for some awesome laptop prices. That's where I got my lappy from :wink:
 
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AmbaA said:
That stupid face you attach to every single topic ever is seriously annoying.

Its just a face. Calm down.
At least it isn't ╠ ╣ ╩ or any other alt code like that :smile:

Psycho Homer said:
Post in the right section next time.

Sorry
 
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